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COOPER, Davina (fl 1993-1994); Professor of Law and Social Theory: 'The Power of Law in Municipal Politics'.


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0097 COOPER

Held at: British Library of Political and Economic Science

Title: COOPER, Davina (fl 1993-1994); Professor of Law and Social Theory: 'The Power of Law in Municipal Politics'.

Date(s): 1993-1994

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 2 boxes

Name of creator(s): Cooper | Davina | fl 1993-1994 | Professor of Law and Social Theory

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

This research explored the effects of changing legal regulation between 1983 and 1992 on relations of power within local government. The methodology of the project involved case studies in four local authorities with in-depth interviews being undertaken with local officials, councillors and other relevant individuals. The project resulted in a book, Governing out of order: space, law and the politics of belonging by Davina Cooper.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of Davina Cooper, 1993-1994, comprise transcripts of 23 interviews with local officials, councillors and other individuals. With audio cassettes of 16 of these interviews and a computer disk of the transcripts.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

2 boxes

Conditions governing access:

Mainly open; some items closed.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Most items can be photocopied, subject to handling and copyright restrictions. No material may be published without the prior permission of both the copyright holder and the Library. All applications for publication must be made to the Archivist in the first instance, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user.

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ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

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Immediate source of acquisition:

Davina Cooper via Qualidata.

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Sources: Copied from LSE Archives CALM database.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: Feb 2008


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Audiovisual materials | Recordings
Interviews | Field work | Research work
Local government | Public administration | Government
Politics | Political science
Law

Personal names
Cooper | Davina | fl 1993-1994 | Professor of Law and Social Theory

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